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Anonymous wrote:Toddlers are vile. This subforum is for parents and nannies to commiserate. If you're a childless person non-nanny with a weird curiosity about these evil creatures from hell, at least pretend to be invested in the topic. Announcing you are a childless tourist here is just weird. But you do you!

I am here to read the relationship and family posts, travel forum, and many many posts that do not relate to parenting. I don’t give parenting advice or pretend to know what it’s like to parent. But I’m still a human that is part of society and a lot of the posts here are not related to children. The fact that you have so much animosity towards childfree people is disturbing

There are multiple people posting that it is weird for people without kids to post on forum for parents, especially in the sub forums for age groups of kids. Listen, no one here cares about your opinion on parenting.

This thread isn't about parenting. It's about OP saying that she can't relate to people who don't have kids. As a person without kids, I have an opinion about that.

The problem is that this thread doesn't belong in the "Infants, Toddlers & Preschoolers" forum. I would move it to "Relationships," because it's about how adults relate to adults.

Would that make you OK with allowing those of us who haven't Created New Life to share our thoughts?

+1. There's no way on this green earth to make it more obvious to these people. Are they traumatized by adults without kids? How did this happen to them?

Everyone with kids knows what it's like to not have kids. Almost no one without kids truly knows what it's like to be a parent. So...who is not relating to whom?

Yep, this. The people who identify with child free subculture are such complete losers. They go on and on about how kids are the worst, having them is the worst but then they want to be included in stuff geared towards parents and families.

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Anonymous wrote:Toddlers are vile. This subforum is for parents and nannies to commiserate. If you're a childless person non-nanny with a weird curiosity about these evil creatures from hell, at least pretend to be invested in the topic. Announcing you are a childless tourist here is just weird. But you do you!

I am here to read the relationship and family posts, travel forum, and many many posts that do not relate to parenting. I don’t give parenting advice or pretend to know what it’s like to parent. But I’m still a human that is part of society and a lot of the posts here are not related to children. The fact that you have so much animosity towards childfree people is disturbing

There are multiple people posting that it is weird for people without kids to post on forum for parents, especially in the sub forums for age groups of kids. Listen, no one here cares about your opinion on parenting.

This thread isn't about parenting. It's about OP saying that she can't relate to people who don't have kids. As a person without kids, I have an opinion about that.

The problem is that this thread doesn't belong in the "Infants, Toddlers & Preschoolers" forum. I would move it to "Relationships," because it's about how adults relate to adults.

Would that make you OK with allowing those of us who haven't Created New Life to share our thoughts?

Nope, I do not want to hear from a non parent on a parenting board. It it strange. And you don’t have any helpful input as you are….not a parent! Maybe I’ll go make some posts on the child free Reddit. Oh wait that would be extremely weird!

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Anonymous wrote:Toddlers are vile. This subforum is for parents and nannies to commiserate. If you're a childless person non-nanny with a weird curiosity about these evil creatures from hell, at least pretend to be invested in the topic. Announcing you are a childless tourist here is just weird. But you do you!

I am here to read the relationship and family posts, travel forum, and many many posts that do not relate to parenting. I don’t give parenting advice or pretend to know what it’s like to parent. But I’m still a human that is part of society and a lot of the posts here are not related to children. The fact that you have so much animosity towards childfree people is disturbing

There are multiple people posting that it is weird for people without kids to post on forum for parents, especially in the sub forums for age groups of kids. Listen, no one here cares about your opinion on parenting.

This thread isn't about parenting. It's about OP saying that she can't relate to people who don't have kids. As a person without kids, I have an opinion about that.

The problem is that this thread doesn't belong in the "Infants, Toddlers & Preschoolers" forum. I would move it to "Relationships," because it's about how adults relate to adults.

Would that make you OK with allowing those of us who haven't Created New Life to share our thoughts?

+1. There's no way on this green earth to make it more obvious to these people. Are they traumatized by adults without kids? How did this happen to them?

Everyone with kids knows what it's like to not have kids. Almost no one without kids truly knows what it's like to be a parent. So...who is not relating to whom?

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Anonymous wrote:Toddlers are vile. This subforum is for parents and nannies to commiserate. If you're a childless person non-nanny with a weird curiosity about these evil creatures from hell, at least pretend to be invested in the topic. Announcing you are a childless tourist here is just weird. But you do you!

I am here to read the relationship and family posts, travel forum, and many many posts that do not relate to parenting. I don’t give parenting advice or pretend to know what it’s like to parent. But I’m still a human that is part of society and a lot of the posts here are not related to children. The fact that you have so much animosity towards childfree people is disturbing

There are multiple people posting that it is weird for people without kids to post on forum for parents, especially in the sub forums for age groups of kids. Listen, no one here cares about your opinion on parenting.

This thread isn't about parenting. It's about OP saying that she can't relate to people who don't have kids. As a person without kids, I have an opinion about that.

The problem is that this thread doesn't belong in the "Infants, Toddlers & Preschoolers" forum. I would move it to "Relationships," because it's about how adults relate to adults.

Would that make you OK with allowing those of us who haven't Created New Life to share our thoughts?

+1. There's no way on this green earth to make it more obvious to these people. Are they traumatized by adults without kids? How did this happen to them?

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Anonymous wrote:To the childless lady who has pitched her tent to squat in this thread like a hobo under a bridge-- I suspect many of your friends ditched you when they became parents because it was a convenient and natural excuse. They wanted to cut ties with you much earlier, but you know, your intensity and rage issues pose quite the dilemma.

CF poster who only posted 1 time before. There are at least 2 of us on this thread. And likely many more!

Another CF poster checking in here. And I know what "lightly fried tuna" refers to.

Same, just posting for the first time. And didn’t bother to read the thread either.

No, there are hobbies I enjoy and things I like to discuss that have nothing to do with kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Toddlers are vile. This subforum is for parents and nannies to commiserate. If you're a childless person non-nanny with a weird curiosity about these evil creatures from hell, at least pretend to be invested in the topic. Announcing you are a childless tourist here is just weird. But you do you!

I am here to read the relationship and family posts, travel forum, and many many posts that do not relate to parenting. I don’t give parenting advice or pretend to know what it’s like to parent. But I’m still a human that is part of society and a lot of the posts here are not related to children. The fact that you have so much animosity towards childfree people is disturbing

There are multiple people posting that it is weird for people without kids to post on forum for parents, especially in the sub forums for age groups of kids. Listen, no one here cares about your opinion on parenting.

The sub forums show up on recent topics, so why dont you ask Jeff to have this one removed? Politics doesn't show up there. Perhaps your needs would be better met if this one didn't appear there, either.

But before you do that, let me ask you if you know what restaurant you should not bring a kid to at midnight on NYE.

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Anonymous wrote:Toddlers are vile. This subforum is for parents and nannies to commiserate. If you're a childless person non-nanny with a weird curiosity about these evil creatures from hell, at least pretend to be invested in the topic. Announcing you are a childless tourist here is just weird. But you do you!

I am here to read the relationship and family posts, travel forum, and many many posts that do not relate to parenting. I don’t give parenting advice or pretend to know what it’s like to parent. But I’m still a human that is part of society and a lot of the posts here are not related to children. The fact that you have so much animosity towards childfree people is disturbing

There are multiple people posting that it is weird for people without kids to post on forum for parents, especially in the sub forums for age groups of kids. Listen, no one here cares about your opinion on parenting.

This thread isn't about parenting. It's about OP saying that she can't relate to people who don't have kids. As a person without kids, I have an opinion about that.

The problem is that this thread doesn't belong in the "Infants, Toddlers & Preschoolers" forum. I would move it to "Relationships," because it's about how adults relate to adults.

Would that make you OK with allowing those of us who haven't Created New Life to share our thoughts?

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Anonymous wrote:Toddlers are vile. This subforum is for parents and nannies to commiserate. If you're a childless person non-nanny with a weird curiosity about these evil creatures from hell, at least pretend to be invested in the topic. Announcing you are a childless tourist here is just weird. But you do you!

I am here to read the relationship and family posts, travel forum, and many many posts that do not relate to parenting. I don’t give parenting advice or pretend to know what it’s like to parent. But I’m still a human that is part of society and a lot of the posts here are not related to children. The fact that you have so much animosity towards childfree people is disturbing

There are multiple people posting that it is weird for people without kids to post on forum for parents, especially in the sub forums for age groups of kids. Listen, no one here cares about your opinion on parenting.

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Anonymous wrote:To the childless lady who has pitched her tent to squat in this thread like a hobo under a bridge-- I suspect many of your friends ditched you when they became parents because it was a convenient and natural excuse. They wanted to cut ties with you much earlier, but you know, your intensity and rage issues pose quite the dilemma.

CF poster who only posted 1 time before. There are at least 2 of us on this thread. And likely many more!

Another CF poster checking in here. And I know what "lightly fried tuna" refers to.

I am a mother of three and I can’t relate. About half of my friends (maybe more) don’t have kids. Friendships to me aren’t based on parental status. I enjoy my friendships as we talk about our lives, plans, thoughts, current events etc. Even my “mom friends” and I are friends based on mutual affinity and not because we’re moms.

Anonymous wrote:I love my childfree friends. We have better conversations than my parent friends. Convos with parent friends all too often devolve into conversations about kids. I’m more likely to talk about stuff I truly enjoy talking about. Turns out my kid’s disabilities or their kids petty sibling fights are not what I really want to talk about when I hang out with my friends.

+1. It's nice to commiserate with other parents or get advice but sometimes it can feel competitive, especially when they are the same age and at the same school/in similar activities. I prefer parent friends who are older than me/have older children. I can get good advice, commiserate, and share without feeling judgement or like they're comparing. But I can also get great parenting advice from my child free friends, who don't have any skin in the game and can look at things objectively and not through the prism of their own experience as a parent. I also love talking to my childfree friends about my career and generally gossiping about stupid friend and family stuff. My non mom friends are really my OG friends who I've known for a long time. Our friendships feel more authentic because they're not so much about us having kids the same age.

Anonymous wrote:If the moms are concerned about non parents being on this site, they can go to Website Feedback and ask the owner and moderator if non-parents are allowed. I'm sure he'd love that.

Or ask him to change the domain name to avoid confusion

Anonymous wrote:Toddlers are vile. This subforum is for parents and nannies to commiserate. If you're a childless person non-nanny with a weird curiosity about these evil creatures from hell, at least pretend to be invested in the topic. Announcing you are a childless tourist here is just weird. But you do you!

I am here to read the relationship and family posts, travel forum, and many many posts that do not relate to parenting. I don’t give parenting advice or pretend to know what it’s like to parent. But I’m still a human that is part of society and a lot of the posts here are not related to children. The fact that you have so much animosity towards childfree people is disturbing

Anonymous wrote:To the childless lady who has pitched her tent to squat in this thread like a hobo under a bridge-- I suspect many of your friends ditched you when they became parents because it was a convenient and natural excuse. They wanted to cut ties with you much earlier, but you know, your intensity and rage issues pose quite the dilemma.

CF poster who only posted 1 time before. There are at least 2 of us on this thread. And likely many more!